In January 2016, our Registered Nutritional Therapist Jacqui Mayes is offering you a supervised 14-day Metabolic Detox. [caption id="attachment_877" align="alignright" width="300"] A metabolic detox program for the new year![/caption] Research shows that detoxing therapeutically can help cleanse the body, increase vitamin and mineral absorption, reduce symptoms of...
I shadowed surgery last week, a hip revision. That is a replacement hip for a failed replacement hip. What made it worse was that the patient concerned was only in his mid 40s and had already had the hip on the other side replaced previously! The...
I read an interesting article recently on health matters and so called "Government Targets". The author asked us to consider the NHS as a balloon. If you squeeze it in one part, it will simply bulge in another. I know this for a fact, as a...
Very interested to see that Action on Sugar is gaining momentum. In terms of its role in obesity, subsequent cardio-vascular compromise and the precipitator of Type 2 Diabetes, Openhealth have been very vocal in reducing recommended daily intake of sugar. I have said before "Sugar...
Interesting research article recently looking at pain perceptions in both Men and Women. In the past, there has been some conflicting research on the subject, but this seems to have been a little different. It was based on 10,000 people who had had cardiac or abdominal...
Fractures of vertebra occur far more commonly than we think. Sometimes it can be related to trauma, a car or bike crash for instance. It can also occur in old age simply as a result of degenerative change. However Osteoporotic changes account for the vast...
As close to my heart as cycling is, can't help but loving the new trend of boxing. As I have mentioned before, what's great about cycling is the recovery time. That is, not only the short time taken to recover from a hill or sprint...
Interesting to see the NHS making a conscious effort to try and reduce the wastage that is "no shows". In both the NHS and Private sectors, missed appointments are very frustrating. Most health clinics, including Openhealth Clinic, operate a 24 hour cancellation fee charge. I...
Every now and again I find a book or a website that really reignites my love of the human movement and its' amazing capabilities. Supple Leopard is written by Kelly Starett. Although a qualified medic, his approach is very refreshing. He explains how if you...
At Openhealth Clinic, we pride ourselves on having practitioners who are highly qualified. Whether you are seeing one of our Osteopaths, Physiotherapists, Sports Massage Therapists or anyone else, we feel it is crucial you have total faith in both the training and safety of each...